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PROTESTS On Friday, trade unions in Romania carried on their protests against the dropping standard of living. Representatives of the police, the administration of the penitentiaries, of education and public administration have voiced discontent towards the authorities' lack of reaction regarding major issues affecting the population's standards of living. The Friday's protest is part of a series of meetings staged this week in several cities across Romania. Representatives of Cartel Alfa trade union confederation have said they are going to put protests on hold for a couple of weeks in order to see how the dialogue with the authorities is going on.
POLL Almost 60% of Romanians say their financial situation has worsened compared with last year, according to a quarterly financial barometer. This level has increased by 10% from previous quarters. The prospects for the future are darker than in the first half of the year, with 55% of respondents expecting their situation to further deteriorate in the future, compared with 40% who held this view in the first half of the year. The main reasons mentioned for the deterioration of the financial situation are the prices of utilities like gas and electricity and higher cost of food and fuel.
TENNIS Romania's best tennis player, Simona Halep on Friday posted on Instagram an announcement that she tested positive for banned substance roxadustat in a tiny concentration. Halep said she was shocked by the results and will fight to the bitter end to prove that she hadn't used the banned substance on purpose. "In my entire career it has never crossed my mind to cheat and it's completely against the values I grew up with. It's not about medals and money, it's about honour and the love I gained for tennis over the past 25 years", the Romanian athlete said.
UKRAINE Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky accused invading Russian troops of planting mines at a hydroelectric dam in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine which is under Russia's control. Four people were killed in Kherson after a Ukrainian rocket artillery hit a ferry crossing. The pro-Moscow authorities in the region installed by the Russian army this week said they are planning to evacuate 50,000-60,000 people in the coming days following an intensification in the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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